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Testimonials

Dr Martin Luther King Jr.

The ultimate measure of people is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where they stand at times of challenge and controversy.

2014-03-30T08:22:11+00:00

The ultimate measure of people is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where they stand at times of challenge and controversy.

http://www.thechangeagency.org/testimonials/dr-martin-luther-king-jr/

Karl Marx

The philosophers have only interpreted the world. The point, however, is to change it.

2014-03-30T08:16:56+00:00

The philosophers have only interpreted the world. The point, however, is to change it.

http://www.thechangeagency.org/testimonials/karl-marx/

Srdja Popovic, ‘Bringing Down a Dictator’

I think we succeeded because we simply loved life more than them. Generally, those guys were the preachers of the death. Their hatred, their propaganda, you know, their language smelled like death. And we won because we loved life more. We decided to love life and you't beat a life. So this is what Otpor did. We were a group of fans of life. And this is why we succeeded.

2014-03-30T08:07:38+00:00

I think we succeeded because we simply loved life more than them. Generally, those guys were the preachers of the death. Their hatred, their propaganda, you know, their language smelled like death. And we won because we loved life more. We decided to love life and you’t beat a life. So this is what Otpor...

Charlotte Ryan, ‘Rhyming Hope and History’ 2005

Individuals may be silently or vocally disenchanted with their reality, many complain to friends and co-workers. They dream of other possibilities but can enter the political process proactively only when they form a collective actor; an organisation sharing values, mission and strategies. Without an organisation, individual impact on political discourse is limited.

2014-03-30T08:04:35+00:00

Individuals may be silently or vocally disenchanted with their reality, many complain to friends and co-workers. They dream of other possibilities but can enter the political process proactively only when they form a collective actor; an organisation sharing values, mission and strategies. Without an organisation, individual impact on political discourse is limited.

Community organising is…

"Community organizing is the process of building power through involving a constituency in identifying problems they share and the solutions to those problems that they desire; identifying the people and structures that can make those solutions possible; enlisting those targets in the effort through negotiation and using confrontation and pressure when needed; and building an institution that is democratically controlled by that constituency that can develop the capacity to take on further problems and that embodies the will and the power of that constituency."
Dave Beckwith & Christina Lopez

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2014-11-20T17:02:58+00:00

“Community organizing is the process of building power through involving a constituency in identifying problems they share and the solutions to those problems that they desire; identifying the people and structures that can make those solutions possible; enlisting those targets in the effort through negotiation and using confrontation and pressure when needed; and building an...

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